BILL NUMBER: ACR 67	CHAPTERED  09/03/99

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   97
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 26, 1999
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   AUGUST 24, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 16, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 28, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wildman

                        JUNE 8, 1999

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 67--Relative to the Charles A.
Lazzaretto Memorial Freeway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 67, Wildman.  Glendale Police Officer Charles A.  Lazzaretto
Memorial Freeway.
   This measure would designate the eastbound and westbound portions
of State Highway Route 134 between Interstate Highway 5 and State
Highway Route 2 the "Glendale Police Officer Charles A. Lazzaretto
Memorial Freeway."
   This measure would also request the Department of Transportation
to determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers showing that
special designation, and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those plaques and
markers.




   WHEREAS, Glendale Police Officer Charles A. "Chuck" Lazzaretto, a
dedicated officer, died in the line of duty at the age of 30, while
attempting to apprehend a suspect; and
   WHEREAS, Chuck Lazzaretto was born in Lynwood, California, on
October 5, 1966, and spent his early childhood living with his family
in the communities of Walnut and Montebello; and
   WHEREAS, In 1982, Chuck Lazzaretto moved with his family to
Burbank, where his father served as city manager; and
   WHEREAS, Chuck Lazzaretto graduated from Don Bosco Technical
Institute in 1984; and
   WHEREAS, Chuck Lazzaretto attended Glendale Community College and
California State University, Los Angeles; and
   WHEREAS, In 1985, Chuck Lazzaretto joined the United States Marine
Corps Reserve and attended Officer Candidate School; and
   WHEREAS, While attending Glendale Community College, Chuck
Lazzaretto was appointed as a campus public safety officer and was
subsequently promoted to the rank of sergeant; and
   WHEREAS, On May 3, 1987, Chuck Lazzaretto was appointed as a
reserve police officer with the Glendale Police Department and on
August 7, 1989, he was appointed as a police officer recruit with the
Glendale Police Department and completed the Los Angeles County
Sheriff Department's basic academy; and
   WHEREAS, In 1991, Chuck Lazzaretto was appointed to the position
of field training officer and in 1992, he was appointed as an
officer, working assignments in the juvenile, burglary, auto theft,
arson, and robbery/homicide areas; and
   WHEREAS, On May 27, 1997, Officer Chuck Lazzaretto was shot and
killed in the line of duty by a suspect wanted for the attempted
murder of a Glendale citizen; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Chuck Lazzaretto's favorite pastime was spending
time with his wife and two sons, going on family trips, and he often
spoke to other officers of his love for his family; and
   WHEREAS, Chuck Lazzaretto is survived by his wife, Annamaria, his
young sons, Andrew and Matthew, his parents, Andrew and Nan, and his
brothers, Tony, Mark, and Dominic; and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the eastbound and westbound
portions of State Highway Route 134 between Interstate Highway 5 and
State Highway Route 2 be dedicated to the memory of this officer;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the eastbound and westbound portions of
State Highway Route 134 between Interstate Highway 5 and State
Highway Route 2 be officially designated the "Glendale Police Officer
Charles A. Lazzaretto Memorial Freeway"; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers, consistent
with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing
that special designation, and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those plaques and
markers; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
